How Old Were You When You Learned To Ride Geared 2 Wheeler

[MAVERICK_m21]

I learnt when I was 13 n half years on Yamaha RX-100.
I do remember Hero Puch specially red colour.

[Saravanakumar]

I was 13 when it all started...my dad owned a bajaj cheetak...my family was very determined not to give the keys to me because my brother was a rash driver and thought that i will also give up to the adrenaline rush...i was fed up and i stole the keys one sunday morning and went near the scooter..my dad noted me with the keys and came running after he saw me beside the bike...i quickly inserted the key and kicked it.. then i saw my dad running towards me in the RVM..i just engaged the first gear and popped the clutch unaware that i forgot to get the scooter of the central stand..boooommmm...i did my first wheelieee and obviously fell down...that moment always flashes in my mind whenever i saw that cheetak at my backyard...


MY FIRST WHEELIE!!!

after a 2 days my dad understood my thirst for biking and handed the keys to me to go for a ride...vroommmmm vroommmmm...

[anil14975]

i was 18 when i first learnt to ride a bike on a yezdi

[sabret00the]

I learnt riding on a Rajdoot 175 when I was 13 years old. I couldnt put it on main stand back then but it was fun anyway.

[Udayakiran]

I learnt riding a bike 3 months back and I'm 22 (23 in 2 months). I learnt riding on a RE Machismo.
I'd previously obtained a license 2 years back without even knowing how to ride a bike. That was the first self-powered vehicle i'd ever ridden/driven.
I inherited my brother's Machismo 4 months back when he left for Malaysia. The bike was in Hyderabad. My friend brought it from the rail station to my home. I also asked him to fill it with 4 litres of petrol. After that, the gentle giant sat idly in my house for a couple of weeks. I used to look at it sadly, because i couldn't ride. Then 3 weeks later, i started pepping myself up that i can ride it.
Finally after a week, i picked up enough courage to 'unstand' it. I crept downstairs at 1 am (so that there is no traffic), unstanded it, and then tried to start it. I'm 5' 7" and slim. And i didnt even know how to kick start a bike. The Machismo happily refused to start and all my efforts were futile. Finally i gave up. I couldn't even put it back on the centre stand, because i found it too heavy. I just put it on the side stand and wobbled back into my home.
The next night (at 1 am), i managed to start it after some effort. I even managed to ride it till the gate. But it turned off as soon as i reached the gate. I didnt have enough courage to go ahead either. I pushed it back to its place and went inside again.
On the third night, I managed to get it out of the gate and running. I rode for 1 kilometre and came back home, successfully. I was so excited, it took me an hour to fall asleep. This 1 am ritual would continue for the next 2 weeks. The peace and tranquility of the night would suddenly be disturbed by the roar of the waking giant.
By the end of the 2nd week, i felt the bike was running out of petrol. So i went to the nearest petrol bunk 3 kms away at 10 pm. That was my first biking graduation - riding in light traffic. 2 days later rode 14 kms in moderate traffic, at 9 pm. The next week, i was riding in daytime in moderate traffic. I joined in a job a few days later and now i ride everyday in heavy bumper to bumper traffic. Now, for the past 1 month, i'm practicing to ride properly. I've managed to undo most of my bad riding habits i got due to learning without a guide.
At times I ride in the middle of the night, and have even ridden it at 120 Kmph (measured using GPS, not the speedo). Sadly, no tours yet.
I even learnt to drive my car the same way. Bought a car, then learnt on it. I guess that makes me a 'Self made man'.

[Parth]

I'm 19....and am still trying to get all those niggling areas of my biking abilities set straight. This is being done on a friends discover 110.

[coolboy007]

I was 15 when i first made a go on my sister's Activa, came back home and to my shock dad came early and i got a nice slap for taking the vehicle out without telling anyone

The Activa was stranded as after an accident my sis never rode it, it layed into my hands when i was 16 and used it to go to tuitions, sabzi-bhaaji etc.

2 years down the line (with no incidents on Activa) with 6 months going into persuasion, i got my Pulsar 220 DTSi last month as my 18th bday gift from dad (bday is in Dec though ).

[Abhicoffeearoma]

First ride all alone!

I was 14 years when I rode my dad's HH Splendor on my own!!!

I rode in first and second gears for about half an hour!!!!!!!

I'd not shift to third and beyond at all!

[black17BHP]

14

I was 14 when i started to learn riding on my Dad's Bajaj Priya... did a wheelie on that(i didnt know the meaning of wheelie at that time and actually the scooter was out of my control as i released the clutch early with lots of accltr.. still remember it clearly)

[truelypulsarian]

i had started learning 2 wheeler on my dads bajaj boxer when i was 18. After that bought PULSAR180, & now iam on PULSAR 220 DTS-FI.

[Wheeli Junkie]

nice topic!

I was 15 when i got my 50cc moped, but thanks to the corrupt licensing system in India, i got my permanent licence at the age of 16, ....my dad got my 'Legal Licence' to ride a 100kg plus bike, hell even a LCV truck , when i was 16 by just sending 400 bucks to the RTO, no riding test, no nothing, and my age was fake too, bieng showed 18 on the licence, pah!
Got a Yamaha Crux to use as my first bike, and i recount the first time i got slapped because of riding too fast (raging hormones) by an Uncle on a scooter, that too in front of a Girls college, lessons learnt the hard way for me, but well enough!

[ali_xbhp]

i was 15 wen my frnd taught me to ride his dads cd100.....old memories

[satan69in]

i think i was 20 when i started learning a bike...i was the king of 4 wheelers then ..learned on a zma and really ****ed it up..then my dad gave me a shine.i really hated the tyres..went for fz cause i was in love with the broad tyres (the shine effect)..now a 220dtsi owner..and proud of it

[neon]

i have been learnt to ride a bike since i was around 13-15 yrs. i dont really remember, but i got my real bike by 20 yrs. my own Bajaj Boxer !!

she was a monster ... i still miss her

[maraque]

Pinched the keys to my dad's '91 RX100 when I was 12.
Took it out all by myself. That was back in '92.